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Enrollment
530
Elementary
DISTRICT 563 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALHOUN COUNTY·NCES 010054001430
White Plains Elementary School
5600 Alabama Hwy 9, Anniston, AL 36207 · (256) 741-7700 · Calhoun County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL530 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Alabama public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
231 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 118 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (83).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
77.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
54.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like White Plains Elementary School
White Plains Elementary School's state test result (62.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Plains Elementary School this school | 530 | 43.6% | 62.5% |
| West Elementary School Cullman | 490 | 44.7% | 68.0% |
| Wacoochee Elementary School Salem | 574 | 42.9% | 63.3% |
| Johnson Elementary School Athens | 475 | 47.8% | 54.3% |
| Cleveland Elementary School Cleveland | 499 | 46.7% | 67.8% |
| New Hope Elementary School New Hope | 534 | 47.2% | 58.0% |
Matched among Alabama elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where White Plains Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Calhoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #152 of 626 | #4 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #150 of 626 | #2 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #140 of 626 | #4 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 530 | #256 of 709 | #8 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #148 of 655 | #5 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.1% | #425 of 658 | #8 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.6% | #548 of 696 | #15 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.0% | #250 of 262 | #8 of 8 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
530
+30 (+6%) vs 2020
-6% since 2010-11, when it was 566
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 14.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 530 | 34 | 15.6:1 | 44% (231) |
| 2023-24 | 551 | 32 | 17.2:1 | 59% (323) |
| 2022-23 | 539 | 33 | 16.3:1 | 55% (295) |
| 2020-21 | 500 | 34 | 14.7:1 | 44% (221) |
| 2017-18 | 525 | 31 | 16.9:1 | 44% (233) |
| 2015-16 | 550 | 32 | 17.2:1 | 49% (270) |
| 2010-11 | 566 | 32 | 17.7:1 | 39% (222) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for White Plains Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (525 to 530); teachers up 10% (31 to 34).
About White Plains Elementary School
Anniston, Alabama, is home to White Plains Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The school's 530 students are in pre-K through 4.
The 17 schools of Calhoun County, including White Plains Elementary School, enroll 7,997 students.
White Plains Elementary School's enrollment is 77% White. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at White Plains Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 38%.
The count of teachers at White Plains Elementary School is 34 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.6:1. Among elementary schools in Alabama, the typical ratio is 17.0:1. The school counts 231 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 44%. On average, public schools in Calhoun County report 58%.
allk12 grades White Plains Elementary School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, White Plains Elementary School is 10.2 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Alabama schools.
White Plains Elementary School is located in Calhoun County, where median household income is about $55,029, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. White Plains Elementary School is one of 38 public schools in Calhoun County, which together enroll about 16,686 students.
The school nearest to White Plains Elementary School is White Plains Middle School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, White Plains Elementary School is 2nd among 9 schools close by.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
The student count in 2024-25 was 530, 6% above the 500 of 2020-21.
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Calhoun County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
116,090
Census ACS
Median income
$55,029
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
16,686 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Calhoun County
- Alexandria Elementary SchoolElementary · 712 students
- Saks Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- Wellborn Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
- Weaver Elementary SchoolElementary · 544 students
- Alexandria Middle SchoolMiddle · 503 students
- Alexandria High SchoolHigh · 480 students
Other schools in Anniston
- Saks Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- Wellborn Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
- Anniston High SchoolHigh · 498 students
- De Armanville Elementary SchoolElementary · 478 students
- Wellborn High SchoolHigh · 425 students
- Saks High SchoolHigh · 419 students
Other White Plains Elementary schools
One other US public school is named White Plains Elementary. White Plains Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- White Plains ElementaryMount Airy, NC · 328 students
Nearby schools
- White Plains Middle School0.1 mi · 387
- White Plains High School1.8 mi · 396
- Jacksonville High School7.5 mi · 756
- Kitty Stone Elementary School7.7 mi · 929
- Cleburne County High School7.8 mi · 555
- Cleburne County Middle School7.9 mi · 243
Frequently asked questions
About White Plains Elementary SchoolHow large is White Plains Elementary School?
White Plains Elementary School enrolls approximately 530 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does White Plains Elementary School serve?
White Plains Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at White Plains Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at White Plains Elementary School is approximately 15.6:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at White Plains Elementary School?
At White Plains Elementary School, the student body is approximately 77% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is White Plains Elementary School public or private?
White Plains Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Calhoun County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.